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Two Kano State-born conjoined twins, Hassana and Husaina person returned location successful Nigeria to a jubilant reception astatine the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport connected Friday, pursuing their palmy separation country successful Saudi Arabia.
The twins were received by Governor Abba Yusuf, successful the institution of his deputy, Comrade Abdulsalam Gwarzo; Consul General of Saudi Arabia successful Kano, Khalil Ahmed Al-Admawi; alongside different apical authorities officials, among others.
LEADERSHIP had reported that the twins joined astatine the little abdomen, pelvis, and spine, sharing captious structures were airlifted to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia successful October 2023 for a broad aesculapian examinations.
Speaking during the reception ceremony, Consul General of Saudi Arabia successful Kano, Al-Admawi described the palmy cognition arsenic a testament to the Kingdom’s committedness to humanitarian work worldwide.
He explained that the life-saving cognition was performed astatine King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital successful King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, nether directives from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
According to him, the country was conducted aft months of cautious planning, with a multidisciplinary squad of 38 consultants and specialists performing the intricate procedure.
He added that the surgical squad included experts successful pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, urology, anesthesia, and integrative surgery.
“The groundbreaking country unfolded successful 9 cautiously coordinated stages implicit astir 14 hours. Each signifier required precise execution to safely abstracted the twins and reconstruct their idiosyncratic anatomical systems.
“This separation marks the 65th cognition nether the Saudi Siamese Twins Separation Programme, which has provided attraction for 150 sets of conjoined twins from 25 countries implicit 35 years.”
Al-Admawi assured that Saudi Arabia volition proceed to widen aesculapian assistance and goodwill to countries successful request done the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, peculiarly to Nigeria with which we stock historical ties.
In his remarks, Governor Yusuf thanked the Saudi Arabian authorities and the King, arsenic good arsenic the Kano State Saudi Consulate for sponsoring the country of the conjoined twin.
He promised to the instrumentality work of their aesculapian check-ups and sponsoring their acquisition to assemblage level.
In their abstracted remarks, the parents of the twins, Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Isa who spoke successful tears, thanked the Saudi authorities and Kano State authorities for the live-saving involution for their children.
They prayed for much blessings and God’s protection upon them.
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